Weather Update: Extreme Cold Watch issued for North Ga.

Cobb County is included in an extreme cold watch issued Monday morning by the National Weather Service in Atlanta.

The watch is issued from 01.00 Monday to 12pm Monday as sub-freezing temperatures and high wind chill factors converge across much of the Deep South.

The warm weekend we’ve enjoyed will quickly turn much colder Sunday afternoon, with highs expected only around 40 and gusts up to 20 mph in some places.

The NWS said in a forecast Saturday afternoon that temperatures Monday morning will drop into the teens, accompanied by chills that could make it feel like near zero.

Some areas may also have a wind chill factor of below zero according to early forecasts.

The watch area includes most of metro Atlanta and the North Georgia mountains on a line that extends east to around Gainesville and south to I-285 south of the city of Atlanta.

There’s also a chance for snow on Tuesday as the winter storm could bring enough precipitation, combined with the colder temperatures, to make for a bone-chilling week.

Monday, gusts are expected to be up to 20 mph in some places, with lows below 20 Monday night.

Low temperatures through Thursday are also expected to climb into the teens, with highs barely reaching above freezing, if at all.

The chance of snow on Tuesday is 50 percent, mostly after noon. 13.00 and continues until around 01.00 Wednesday. according to the NWS forecast.

Wednesday should be sunny, with highs in the mid-30s and lows also in the high teens, and similar weather awaits Thursday.

By the weekend, high temperatures will return to the 40s, with lows in the 20s.

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